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The Third International AFLiCo Conference will take place in Paris X Nanterre, 27-29 May 2009.

Second Call for Papers

Third International Conference of the French Cognitive Linguistics Association (AFLiCo 3) "Grammars in construction(s)". Organized by MoDyCo (http://www.modyco.fr) University of Paris 10, Nanterre, France 27-29 May 2009 http://www.modyco.fr/aflico3

Objectives The conference aims at bringing together cognitive linguists working in France and abroad, and strengthening the network of discussion and collaboration set in motion by the first two AFLiCo conferences held in Bordeaux (2005) and Lille (2007).

The concept of grammar is of crucial importance to the cognitive linguistics framework and forms the basis for numerous research topics. As a constructed cognitive entity (by linguists or speakers), and/or an emergent one, grammar lies at the heart of considerable theoretical issues. The core position currently held by grammar is thus one to be questioned.

Drawing on the themes from the last two AFLiCo conferences, we will examine the concept of grammar in regard to its place in cognitive linguistics, as well as in regard to its place in variants of the model, which range from Langacker's Cognitive Grammar to so-called construction grammars. This year, the focus will be on the latter. In the wake of Charles Fillmore and Paul Kay's work, construction grammars endeavor to describe grammar not in terms of "words and lists" (as in generative grammar) but in terms of grammatical constructions whose overall meanings are not predictable from their respective component structures. This enterprise was initially limited to idiomatic constructions (e.g., throw in the towel, kick the bucket, etc.) but swiftly developed to deal with more general constructions (cf. Adele Goldberg's work on meaningful argument structure). The idea that grammar is composed of constructions - previously identifiable in the works of George Lakoff and Ronald Langacker - currently fuels a vast paradigm and applies to a large variety of linguistic phenomena in morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

General Sessions The 3rd AFLiCo conference will also provide the occasion to address more general points of discussion in relation to the question of grammar (non-exhaustive list): - The notion of linguistic units as linked to other concepts such as entrenchment or frequency of occurrence - Comparisons between different traditions (American and European) regarding the establishment of a linguistic unit as a cognitive routine, lexicalization, the symbolic thesis, etc. - The acquisition of grammar (L1, L2) - Constructions and diachrony - The grammaticalization of constructions - Methodological concerns (constitution and use of corpora) - Grammars of gesture and kinesic systems - The role of conceptual integration and grammatical blending in grammar - The extension of cognitive linguistics into socio-pragmatics

In line with one of the main goals of AFLiCo, we welcome papers elaborating the affinities between cognitive linguistics and related theories (Gustave Guillaume, Antoine Culioli, Henri Adamczewski).

The organizers further encourage young researchers to submit an abstract.

It is to be noted that papers can bear on any language (not just English or French)

Thematic Sessions Organizers of theme sessions are kindly asked to provide the following information: - a short description of their session topic (300-500 words); - an indication of the structure proposed for the whole session: order of presentations, discussant contributions, breaks, and general discussion by the audience; - the abstracts from all of their speakers, accompanied by all the information requested in the abstract specifications above.

Proponents can choose the internal structuring of their Theme Session provided that the overall timetable of the conference (notably coffee and lunch breaks) is kept intact. Ideally, a theme session should take no longer than a whole morning or afternoon. For any further detail you may need in the organization of your theme session, please do not hesitate to contact the organizers (aflico3u-paris10.fr).

Submission Procedure Abstracts will be submitted to a double, blind review. They should be fully anonymous and not exceed 500 words (references excluded). To be sent via email as attachment (MS-WORD doc or rtf, OpenOffice, PDF) to: aflico3u-paris10.fr

The Department of Translation in the School of French, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) in cooperation with the Interdepartmental Postgraduate Programme of Studies in Translation and Interpretation, Faculty of Philosophy, A.U.Th. and the Department of Translation and Intercultural Studies in the School of English, A.U.Th. is organizing a colloquium to be held on 7, 8 and 9 May 2009 on the topic of: «Translation research and practice in the Greek-speaking world»

Call for Papers

The colloquium "Translation research and practice in the Greek-speaking world" has as its aim to gather Greek-speaking scholars and researchers active in the academic field of Translation Studies. The aim of this 2nd meeting is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas as well as to map current research activity in the field.

Those interested are hereby invited to submit abstracts of papers relating to the meeting's theme at the following e-mail address: metafrasifrl.auth.gr Abstracts should be submitted in two (2) copies, exclusively via e-mail, by January 31, 2009. Notifications will be sent by February 28th, 2009.

Working language: Greek

Timetable: 31 January 2009: Deadline for submission of papers 28 February 2009: Replies sent to participants